“I think it is fantastic,” said David “Pendo” Pendergraft, the former Gonzaga University star from Brewster. “It’s great to be back home and give back to the youth. This helps something we love.”

Pendergraft, 28, knows a little something about getting something started. He recently started his own business, Empire Ranches, which distributes locally grown food in the Spokane area where he lives.

He was named the tournament’s most valuable player while competing with Draggoo Financial Knee Braces, which won, 76-45, over Jeremiah Riggle’s Get Buckets in the championship.